Here's what Assassin's Creed III's Connor looks like in the near-finished product. He's got flowing elements to his outfit, and a nice touch of blue. It is, considering the constraints of the military dress of the time, a pretty sharp outfit.

We were sent this image (below) over the weekend, reportedly a little note sent out by Ubisoft to…
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In this gallery, though, you'll see some shots of what he looked like back in 2010, when pre-production for the game was in full-swing. Where there's now blue there was once red, and the Native American influence seems a little stronger too, especially on the back.

He does look a little weird, though, without some kind of robe or cape, which may in part explain why the team moved on and went with a different design. That and the fact the creative process waits for no man (or woman) either!

The outfit is on a model that's the work of 3D artist Nicolas Collings, a former employee of Ubisoft who now works at promotional animation powerhouse Blur Studio.

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